harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
audience; spectator; spectators
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to have a relationship; to have relations
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
reading too much into (what ... says)
probe each other; sound each other out
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
separate case; another matter
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
deep emotion; strong feelings
life or death; existence; destiny
personal; individual; private
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start